https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200494 A judgment recovered on a debt claim against an agent bars a later suit on the same cause of action against the principal, because the creditor cannot maintain two valid judgments for the same demand. The earlier judgment remained legally effective despite the description of the parties used in that suit. A final entered judgment also could not be set aside by motion merely because the suing party later said it misunderstood the legal effect of the party description, where there was no fraud, misrepresentation, clerical error, or mismatch between what was adjudged and what was intended. The appeal succeeded, and judgment was directed for the appellants with costs. en-us Mon, 05 Jul 1926 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:03:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200494 A judgment recovered on a debt claim against an agent bars a later suit on the same cause of action against the principal, because the creditor cannot maintain two valid judgments for the same demand. The earlier judgment remained legally effective despite the description of the parties used in that suit. A final entered judgment also could not be set aside by motion merely because the suing party later said it misunderstood the legal effect of the party description, where there was no fraud, misrepresentation, clerical error, or mismatch between what was adjudged and what was intended. The appeal succeeded, and judgment was directed for the appellants with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Jul 1926 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200494